ψευδο-

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ψευδής (pseudḗs, “false”).

Prefix

ψευδο- • (pseudo-)

  1. false

Derived terms

Ancient Greek terms prefixed with ψευδο-

Descendants

  • → English: pseudo-
  • → French: pseudo-
  • → German: pseudo-
  • Greek: ψευδο- (psevdo-)
  • → Irish: súid-

Greek

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pse.vðo/
  • Hyphenation: ψευ‧δο-

Prefix

ψευδο- • (psevdo-)

  1. pseudo-, false, unauthentic, fake, counterfeit
    ‎ψευδο- (psevdo-) + ‎μάρτυρας (mártyras, “witness”) → ‎ψευδομάρτυρας (psevdomártyras, “false witness, perjurer”)
  2. sham, pretend, spurious
    ‎ψευδο- (psevdo-) + ‎προφήτης (profítis, “prophet”) → ‎ψευδοπροφήτης (psevdoprofítis, “false prophet”)
  3. resembling, similar
    ‎ψευδο- (psevdo-) + ‎πάτωμα (pátoma, “floor”) → ‎ψευδοπάτωμα (psevdopátoma, “subfloor”)
    ‎ψευδό- (psevdó-) + ‎τίτλος (títlos, “title”) → ‎ψευδότιτλος (psevdótitlos, “half title”)
  4. (chemistry) isomeric, having similar properties
    ‎ψευδ- (psevd-) + ‎άργυρος (árgyros, “silver”) → ‎ψευδάργυρος (psevdárgyros, “zinc”)

Synonyms

  • ψευτο- (psefto-) (not for formal or scientific terms)

Derived terms

some examples

Further reading

  • ψευδο- - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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